Re: Losing coastal cities

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And that's a LOT of cities, and a LOT of people. Albaby on TMF was always talking about a slow migration of people, but where would they go? You would need to establish new cities, which is quite an undertaking. As I said, first problem is securing the land to build it. - 1pg

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You can do quite a bit over a 100 or 200 years. But only if you make a decision and get started. Waiting on the government to make it unnecessary to adapt is a fools errand.

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